Polyglot Dictionary

polêmica

/poˈlemikɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as polêmicas

Meaning

  1. controversy

    • Gerou polêmica.

      It caused controversy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

controvérsia

controvérsia and polêmica are close synonyms for "controversy," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

controversia

controversia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "controversy."

Spanish

polémica

polémica is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "controversy."

French

controverse

controverse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "controversy."

Practice

1 What does polêmica mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gerou ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches polêmica?

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